Andres vs Wilhelm
Andres and Wilhelmcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2016, Andres was ranked #513 and Wilhelm #141 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Andres was ranked #1586 and Wilhelm #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Andres and Wilhelm over time
Andres and Wilhelm appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Wilhelm held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Andres in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andres reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wilhelm in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Andres and Wilhelm changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2016, ending at #513 and #141.
- Longest-running competitions
Andres and Wilhelm were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1945 to 2016, ending at #513 and #141.
List by list
Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1945–2016
Andres held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Wilhelm in 29.
Highest recorded here: Andres #288 in 1948, Wilhelm #141 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Andres #513, Wilhelm #141.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Andres | Wilhelm |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) | Norway · Boys #121 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andres and Wilhelm both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Andres
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Wilhelm
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #237 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #121 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys